Fig. 282. bar bus semifascwlatus {Full size) 

 The small Barbs are excellent aquarium fishes. They are usually of a warm silver 

 color, marked with black bars or dots. Very gentle in disposition and thoroughly hardy 

 in moderate temperatures. See page 2-40 (No. S). 



Fig. 283. Barbus conchonius 

 One of the most satisfactory of the Barbs. They are of a metallic, glistening ap- 

 pearance, very brilliant in the aquarium and in the breeding season the males are gorge- 

 ously suffused with a warm shade of pink. See page 240 ^JSio. 6). 



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